Monteux

Commune

Old city gate

Coat of arms

Monteux

Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region

Monteux

Coordinates: 44°02′10″N 4°59′49″E / 44.0361°N 4.997°ECoordinates: 44°02′10″N 4°59′49″E / 44.0361°N 4.997°E

Country

France

Region

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Les Sorgues du Comtat

Government

• Mayor (2001–2008)

Christian Gros

Area¹

39.02 km² (15.07 sq mi)

Population (2006)²

10,884

• Density

280/km² (720/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

84080 /84170

Elevation

26–80 m (85–262 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monteux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Monteux is near Carpentras, in middle of Comtat Venaissin, and around 20 km from Avignon, in the countryside between Mont Ventoux, the Rhône and the Durance. Its inhabitants are called Montelais or Montiliens.

The patron saint of the city is Saint Gens.

Althen-des-Paluds, Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, Carpentras, Sarrians, Pernes-les-Fontaines, Loriol-du-Comtat.

The river Auzon crosses the commune to the north of the historical center.

The commune, located in the zone of influence of the Mediterranean climate, has four seasons. Two are dry: a short winter and a very long summer; two are rainy: autumn and spring. While the summers generally are hot and dry, due to subtropical anticyclone activity, there are stormy periods, sometimes violent. The winters are gently. Rain is infrequent and snow rare.

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